Qualified Teaching Assistant

1 Year  Fixed Term Contract

Are you an experienced Teaching Assistant with a passion for physical education? Are you looking for an exciting role with opportunities to develop your skill set?

We are looking to appoint a qualified  teaching assistant with a sports background to join our team and continue inspiring our pupils to be lifelong learners. We aim to Inspire Excellence through instilling in our pupils the MAGIC learning habits; Motivation, positive Attitude, Gumption, Independence and Communication.

If you have:

• Exceptional organisational and communication skills.
• A shared passion for the ethos of making a real difference to young people with the ability to motivate, inspire and have high expectations of students.
• A sports background
• A commitment to safeguarding and child protection.
• The ability to work as part of a team

If you are:

• A dynamic person looking for an opportunity to work within the education sector.
• Enthusiastic, committed, adaptable and positive.
• Excited to be part of a committed and caring Inclusion Support team supporting children to realise their potential.
• Passionate about children’s learning and every child achieving their potential

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• supporting children across the curriculum, often with a particular focus on maths, reading, writing and sports
• giving extra help to children with special needs or those for whom English is not their first language
• Implement planned learning activities/teaching programmes as agreed with the teacher, adjusting activities according to students’ responses as appropriate.
• motivating and encouraging pupils
• Establish positive relationships with students.
• assisting with marking and correcting work
• attending meetings and reviews
• helping with school events, educational visits and activities

The role played by teaching assistants within schools can be vital in helping children gain basic literacy, numeric and sports skills.

We can offer you:

• A competitive salary
• Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
• Outstanding learning behaviour from highly motivated pupils who love learning, have high aspirations and always show their MAGIC (Motivation, positive Attitude, Gumption, Independent and Communication) learning habits
• A chance to work at an Inclusion Quality Flagship School
• Opportunities to work with skilled colleagues and external professionals to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
• A diverse school community where every day is filled with MAGIC
• Hard-working and innovative colleagues that thrive on working collaboratively to ensure that all pupils are effectively included and supported to succeed
• An environment with high expectations for all pupils, that inspires excellence
• A supportive leadership and staff team and ongoing professional development.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Mental health and Wellbeing Support

If you are interested in joining our team, we would highly recommend that you visit the school.

Please contact the school office on 0207 476 1284 to arrange a suitable date. Or email at recruitment@keirhardie.newham.sch.uk

Interviews will be on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Keir Hardie Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff, visitors and volunteers to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks. Following safer recruitment procedures, the appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and enhanced DBS checks.

Equal Opportunities

The School has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity in both services to the community and the employment of people and expects all employees to understand and promote its policies in their work.